Aeroplane landing at Chennai

 

Control room message to Pilot : 

வரலாம் வா ! வரலாம் வா !  - அப்படியே கொஞ்சம் நன்னா ரயிட்டுல ஓடிச்சு கொஞ்சம் விலகி வா !!

Monkeys chose to ignore the King Lion !!

 

சோம்பி இருக்கும் போதும், காலம் கடந்த போதும் –

சிங்கத்தை குரங்குகளும் கூட  மதிப்பதில்லை !!! 

Taken at Melukote Thirunarayanapuram a few years ago !

Iruttukadai halwada ! Tirunelveli Halwa da !!

 

Famous Tirunelveli Halwa @ Iruttukadai

 

Tirunelveli Halwa is a legendary   dessert famous for its melt-in-the-mouth texture and rich ghee flavor. Made from slow-cooked wheat milk, sugar, and generous amounts of ghee, its unique taste is traditionally attributed to the mineral-rich waters of the Thamirabarani River. 

Interestingly though there are so many shops in Tirunelveli (available in every place these days!) – there is one shop where crowds throng -   the century-old Iruttu Kadai Halwa (meaning "Dark Shop"), located near the Sri Nellaiyappar Temple in Tirunelveli.  

The shops opens only 5 pm and understand that will be closed sooner once the stock of the day is sold !!  Just see the queue waiting in front of this shop.  :  https://youtu.be/N-pUtjPv8j0

 

.. .. .. any reference to Tirunelveli Halwa would take you to that famous Vikram song from ‘Saami’ – but here is another    பழமையான தமிழ் பாடல் "வண்டே அல்வா துண்டே" (Vandey Halwa Thunde) from 'குசுமலதா' [Kusumalatha]released in 1951 sung by JB Chandrababu and MR Shakunthala 

Interesting !
 
Regards – S Sampathkumar
23.7.2026

looking back to Oriental days !!

 

"Some meetings remind us that careers are built not only on efforts, experience, age,  knowledge,  but also on the people who shape us. 

Today, after   decades, I had the joy of meeting the gentleman to whom I first reported when I joined the insurance industry on 9 January 1985 – Mr Sundararaman at Oriental Insurance, DO3 VDS House.

 

Time has moved on, but gratitude has not."

22.7.2026